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Remembering 'Nightmare Bear,' Sochi's most infamous star

By Ross Maghielse, Digital First Media

Updated:
02/23/2014 07:47:06 PM EST

Remembering 'Nightmare Bear,' Sochi's most infamous star

Some called him haunting. Others creepy, horrifying, terrifying or any other description along those lines. That's the legacy of 'Nightmare Bear,' Sochi's attempt at a cute mascot gone wrong for the 2014 Winter Games.Like Russia and the city of Sochi itself, though, Nightmare Bear -- or 'Sochi Bear' as Russian Olympic officials intended the furry friend of the games to be called -- grew on people with time. With the Sochi Games now over, here's a look back at their ...

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